The Line Through the Heart

by Budziszewski, J.

• ISBN13: 9781610170031
• ISBN10: 1610170032
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-05-15
• Publisher: Isi Books

Summary

Budziszewski on natural law is simply the best. . . . A must read.#x1D; - James V. Schall, S.J., author of Another Sort of Learning #x1C;Truly fundamental . . . I shall enjoy reading [it] over and over again.#x1D; - Russell Hittinger, author of The First Grace Why do we demand happiness on terms that make happiness impossible? In this brilliantly persuasive book, bestselling author J. Budziszewski examines the suicidal proclivity of our time, which is to deny the obvious. Our hearts are riddled with desires that oppose their deepest longings. Why? And what can we do about it? Acclaimed philosopher J. Budziszewski addresses these questions in the brilliantly persuasive book The Line Through the Heart, finding the answers in the natural law. The journey of exploration takes us through politics, religion, ethics, law, philosophy, and more, with Budziszewski as expert guide. While investigating the natural law and its implications, Budziszewski boldly confronts a wide range of contemporary issues, offering a newly integrated view of abortion, evolution, euthanasia, capital punishment, runaway courts, and the ersatz state religion built in the name of religious toleration. Written in Budziszewski#x19;s usual crystalline style, The Line Through the Heartshows that natural law is a matter of concern not merely to scholars but to everyone, for it touches how each of us lives, and how all of us live together. His profound examination of this subject helps us make sense of why habits that run against our nature have become second nature, and why our world seems to be going mad.

Author Biography

J. Budziszewski is the bestselling author of What We Can't Not Know: A Guide, Ask Me Anything, The Revenge of Conscience, How to Stay Christian in College, and other books. He is a professor of government and philosophy at the University of Texas.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Moral Law
Natural Law as Fact, as Theory, and as Sign of Contradiction	p. 1
The Second Tablet Project	p. 23
Nature Illuminated	p. 41
The Natural, the Connatural, and the Unnatural	p. 61
Accept No Imitations: Naturalism vs. Natural Law	p. 79
Political Law
Thou Shalt Not Kill … Whom? The Meaning of the Person	p. 97
Capital Punishment: The Case for Justice	p. 113
Constitution vs. Constitutionalism	p. 127
Constitutional Metaphysics	p. 145
The Illiberal Liberal Religion	p. 161
Afterword: The Architecture of Christian Citizenship: Two Stories with Basement and Mezzanine	p. 187
Appendix: A Note on Natural Law Theories	p. 199
Notes	p. 203
Credits, Acknowledgments, Confessions	p. 227
Index	p. 231
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